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qullatain (obl. dual of qullat, 'a large jar,' fr. قلّ ), s.m. (orig.) 'Two jars containing in all twelve hundred pints of water' (this quantity being considered as sufficient to make a dirty person clean);—a warm bath; a cup, or jar, which is in common use by many;—a common prostitute;—adj. In common use by many, touched by many, impure.
Origin: Arabic